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Why do volcanoes erupt? How are rocks made and destroyed? Why do rivers wiggle back and forth? What sorts of animals roamed the Earth long ago? These questions and many more can be answered if we know a little about GEOLOGY! That's the study of the Earth.


Minerals (and the Stuff They Are Made Of!)
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Earth's Layers and Moving Plates
Fossils and Earth History
Scientists Who Study Rocks


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